The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-08-17
A DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS.
What He Says of Muscular Devotion
ment-Yaluable Physiological Hints.

What He Says of Muscular Develop-
ment-Yaluable Physiological Hints.
Though once a ScOtchman. Director
GOldie has been an American for thirty
six years. He says he Is 80. bat his looks
belle him, for they testify that he Is not
over %. If the gentle I.ycurgus could see
him he would embrace him with low not
withstanding the slight difference in their
methods. For six years Director GCldie
was the champion all round athlete Of the
old CaledOuian club. He filled the hair
Of muscular development at Princeton for
sixteen years, and the boys over there
piled him with 50 many questions about
this, that and the other that he was forced
to study physiology in order not to appear
ignorant before mis- pupils. It made him
one OF the best Of the common sense phvsi-
olOgists in the United States, and he came
TO his new post at the New York Athletic
club house as well equipped for its duties
as any man in the world
MY rule, - he says, ''js to take the ma
terial that comes to my hands and improve
it in the natural way"
That is the whole science Of modern
athletes Lycurgus did not do that He
took the pick Of the lot every time and
compelled them all to do one way. Pro
lessor Goldie permits his 900 to do 300
ways
II can't watch EN-, 3. he declares. SO and
there's no use making absurd rules that
men are not going 10 .:eep."
Spoken like Scion.
g The chief trouble with athletes i'm
America" he continues, lis that they
overdO athletics. We cannot do the work
here that is done in England It take
more out Of us to resist the climatic
changes and influences. We are q uerv-
Gus people, yet we persist in living al high
pressure all the time, thus rendering our
selves the more nervous. Americans are
forever trying TO do their best II IS
great mistake. "
In what other way can you tell what
in a MANI
BY his general methods and condition
III give You an instance. At one Of our
exhibitions Ford surprised himself by
vaulting two inches higher than he had
ever gone before. was not surprised.
knew it was in him from what had seen
him do at practice. He never outdid him
self in exercising"
And as for running
1.-The same rule. I never care to see a
man do his best before the race. Under
no circumstance should he be permitted
to test his speed within twenty -four hours
of the contest.
\ certain well known turfTnan Of this
city tries his horses in the morning; they
go well enough to win everything, but in
the afternoon they invariably lose the
race.
How do You train your jumpers, pro
fessor?"
NO two men jump alike. Each has a
style of his own and l must insist on
every man jumping after the manner that
comes natural to him. and gradually bring
ing that style toward perfection. l have
seen excellent jumpers ruin their chances
forever BY imitatlrg the style OF some one
whom they admired Tn same Is true Of
Izl11.-- wa must nos force nan Il
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a-l OIL.
az clio - e dl--lcUi.
than the lo..- v--I5 III s-.lE
r,sces tAe start Il III The ..--- port
aEce. an advalta - gained Eli Ing away
often wins q race.
What hours do you recommend for
taking exercise,
Two hours before 4 meal Jr two hours
after. don't believe that q man should
exercise on an empty stomach-unless, Of
course, he was brought up that way
Never change a mans habits suddenly.
Six o'clock dinner is the baue Of athletics
in America
How about foOds'
Eat any sound food you like and that
agrees with you. I Ike oatmeal and
thrive upon it. 1t might make you sick.
If so don't touch it You know what Is
good for you far better than I do. -
els the shower bath good after exercise
IF the water isn't too cold, yes Never
go to extremes. Many constitutions can
not stand the shock Of a cold plunge.
think tepid water is best, as a rule. -
New York Tribune.